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Vmarshmellow and Zibeline, I too bought a bottle of the Penhaligon's Violetta (50 mL)... last weekend (almost for the beautiful box alone). It was a blind buy, which I swore to myself I WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN, as years ago I got burned more times than I'd care to admit (!) from blind buys at Marshalls/TJ Maxx. However, something in me made me lose my resolve with Violetta, and I'm so happy to say that the fragrance is just beautiful! Added bonus.. I don't have any other violet fragrance in my collection, so it fills a gap.

If only I'd purchased the 100 mL bottle.... .

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I really like it too. It was also a blind buy for me. I have a Penhaligon's mini bottle coffret that I bought on sale over a year ago, but it does not have the Violetta scent. I was hoping to eventually buy a full size bottle of "something" Penhaligon's.

At first spray I was a little shocked at the bitterness of Violetta's top notes but then the fragrance dried down beautifully into a sweet but still fresh (and not too sweet) violette. Several reviews I've read say the fragrance does not last. It's weird because on my skin after a few hours when I would directly smell it (where you almost apply your nose to your skin) it did seem very weak. However, throughout the day I would catch small whiffs of it when I was not trying to smell it. Beautifully pleasant whiffs I might add.

I'm glad I bought the 100 ml bottle. I'm also glad I spend 39.99 on it. I'm also glad I did not spend $120 on it. I think for that amount I would have been a little bit disappointed in the longevity.

I really love Ellenisia (a Penhaligon's floral) and have noticed there is a lot of it on ebay right now so I'm kind of hoping to run into a bottle at TJ Maxx. Those ebayer's have to be getting it from somewhere! Ellenisia is much stronger and is listed as an edp on their website where the Violetta is listed as an edt. I guess they were not kidding! But if I never find another Penhaligon's, I'll still be happy to have lucked into one.

One man's trash is another man's treasure. Especially when it comes to perfumes ...

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I'm so tempted by this Violetta you're all talking about! I love violet. But I am on a strict no-buy right now, as we just paid our credit card with last month's charges, and it was a whopper. So...I must be good.

In the bath and body section (is anybody else miffed by the fact that they group items by color: all green and blue, all yellow and orange, all pink and purple?): Berkeley Square creams and lotions (White Tea, Cherry Fig) -- I like their artful packaging and the balance between price and quality, L'Occitane de Provence body washes/soaps (honey line), Bronnley's soaps.

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Man, Winners sounds awesome. I may have to take a trip to Niagara Falls! TJ Maxx/Marshalls never have Creed or L'Artisan. I checked Marshalls yesterday and it was all boring: Jessica Simpson, Eternity, Juicy, etc.

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Originally Posted by Denisebar

I found wonderful deals at Marshall's yesterday,L'artisan 50 mlfor $45 and 50 ml Penhaligon No 9 (my SO favourite) for $10!

Are you in the US? I have never heard of anyone here finding L'Artisan at any of the discount stores so I'm guessing you are not. However, I recently found some L'Artisan candles at a US TJMaxx so I am hopeful.

One man's trash is another man's treasure. Especially when it comes to perfumes ...

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Originally Posted by vmarshmellow

Are you in the US? I have never heard of anyone here finding L'Artisan at any of the discount stores so I'm guessing you are not. However, I recently found some L'Artisan candles at a US TJMaxx so I am hopeful.

I am wondering that, too. I check TJ Maxx and Marshalls once a week and have never seen anything niche.

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mine has been dead for about a 2 mos., however before that I got bottles of the following:
-Penhaligon's, LP No. 9 ( men)
-Penhaligon's, LP No. 9 (women)
-Crabtree & Evelyn, Evelyn Rose
-Crabtree & Evelyn, floral sample perfume set (LillyBelle it is really nice, the perfumes are surprisingly really amazing, they smell exactly as they say and are quite refreshing in the heat)
-Madonna, Truth or Dare (Smells like Fracas)